Advisory Board of Arquipélago, Bulletin of the University of the Azores, Life and Marine Sciences (1994-present)

Research

Research interest

Phylogeny, historical biogeography and phylogenetic ecology of caridean shrimps. Through phylogenetic analysis based on molecular and morphological characters of selected groups of shrimps in combination with the study of their biogeographical distribution patterns and host-relations, hypothesis on the evolutionary history of these groups are formulated. Special attention is given to pontoniine shrimps. These shrimps are usually living in association with other invertebrates. The co-evolutionary component is studied by means of comparisons between phylogenetic patterns of both shrimps and hosts.

Graduate course: 'Maldives Coral Reef Biodiversity Workshop', the University of Milano-Bicocca Marine Research and High Education Centre in Magoodhoo, the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Republic of Maldives and the community of Maghoodhoo, Faafu Atoll (May 2014)

Olthof G., Becking L.E., Fransen C.H.J.M. 2018. On a collection of deep-water shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Dutch Caribbean, with the description of a new species of Pseudocoutierea. Zootaxa 4415: 533-548.Go to website (DOI)

Edited books

2012

Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

Cardoso I.A., Fransen C.H.J.M. 2012. A new species of the deepwater shrimp genus Leontocaris (Hippolytidae: Caridea) from the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 92: 1083-1088.Go to website (DOI)

Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

Fransen C.H.J.M., Biscoito M.J. 2006. On two rare species of caridean shrimp from the hydrothermal fields Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Zoologische Mededelingen 80: 45-53.

2004

Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

Ashelby C.W., Worsfold T.M., Fransen C.H.J.M. 2004. First records of the oriental prawn Palaemon macrodactylus (Decapoda : Caridea), an alien species in European waters, with a revised key to British Palaemonidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84: 1041-1050.

Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

Cruz N., Fransen C.H.J.M. 2004. Addition of three species of the genus Plesionika (Pandalidae) to the known Atlantic marine fauna of Colombia. Zoologische Mededelingen 78: 131-146.

2001

Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

Fransen C.H.J.M. 2001. Leontocaris vanderlandi, a new species of hippolytid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Seychelles with an analysis of the phylogenetic relations within the genus. Zoologische Verhandelingen 334: 57-76.

1998

Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

Fransen C.H.J.M. 1998. Lebbeus africanus spec. nov., a new shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea, Hippolytidae) from Mauritanian waters, with redescriptions of four other species in the genus. Zoologische Mededelingen 71: 231-260.